PAGODA


Meaning of PAGODA in English

n.1 a Hindu or Buddhist temple or sacred building, esp. a many-tiered tower, in India and the Far East.

2 an ornamental imitation of this.

Phrases and idioms:

pagoda-tree any of various trees, esp. Sophora japonica, resembling a pagoda in shape.

Etymology: Port. pagode, prob. ult. f. Pers. butkada idol temple

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.